How to Use the Word Wrapper
- Paste or enter your input into the text field.
- Configure any options (format, delimiter, encoding, or mode) using the controls above the output.
- The result updates instantly — no submit button required for most operations.
- Click Copy or Download to take the output to your next step.
Wrap text to a column width — like Unix. No account needed — all processing happens locally in your browser and your input is never transmitted.
How the Word Wrapper Works
The wrapper never breaks inside a word, so lines may end slightly short of the target width but the result always reads naturally. Common widths: 72 for plain-text email and git commits, 80 for terminal and code, 100–120 for prose in modern editors. Blank lines are preserved so paragraph structure stays intact.
- Re-flows each paragraph independently
- Word-boundary wrapping (no broken words)
- Configurable column width (10–1000)
- Preserves blank lines as paragraph separators
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from word-wrap?
Word Wrapper always wraps at word boundaries (like Unix fmt) and re-flows whole paragraphs by joining their existing lines first. The Word Wrap Tool also offers a hard-wrap mode that breaks inside words. Pick this one for prose, the other when you need exact column counts.
How are paragraphs detected?
A paragraph is any block of lines separated from the next by one or more blank lines. Each paragraph is collapsed into one long line, then re-wrapped at the chosen column width — so jagged input becomes a tidy block.
What column width should I use for plain-text email?
72 columns is the long-standing convention (RFC 5322 actually allows up to 78). 80 is fine for terminal output and code comments. For the body of a git commit message, 72 is widely recommended.
Is my text sent to a server?
No — wrapping runs entirely in your browser. Nothing leaves the page.
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